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Painted wooden panel showing riders with bowls. Votive plaque. From Dandan-oilik (Place of Houses with Ivory, a Buddhist sanctuary), Khotan oasis, Xinjiang province, China. 6th CE. Two riders, one mounted on a horse, the other on a camel. The subject is a common theme: a member of the aristocracy riding and holding a bowl or a wine-cup into which a bird appears to be diving. It is associated with Vaishravana, Guardian King of the North, who was also regarded as the guardian of Khotan. According to legend, Vaishravana's attendant shot down Pekar, hero of the Uighur Turks, when Pekar assumed the form of a bird of prey. It has been suggested that the figures in this scene represent bearers of tribute from Turkey to prosperous Khotan. 385 x 180 mm. AC 1907,1111.70.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART462424

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2162px × 3600px

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